Scam: Real Invest LLC

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Received this e-mail a couple of days ago.

From: <[email protected]>
Hello,
We are interested in the domain in the subject line of this letter. What are your expectations in us dollars or euros?
We are in real estate but invest in web project too. We have a solid investing budget and our company is very interested in Internet names and
web sites.
If you have other domains for sale feel free to send your list.
Looking forward to do business with you.
Regards,
Anthony Bradley
Vice President
Real Invest LLC

I sent him the link to the sales page for this domain on Sedo.

His reply:

Sorry for delay with the response. My cousin gave birth to a child. We celebrated with our familly.
Can you accept 4,000 USD?
Do you sell domain with a web site or just the name?
Domain without content is ok with me. Web site is not necessary.
Have you had your domain names evaluated in the past? I mean domain appraisals. Without valuation we cannot be sure in the sale price. It's very important for me in terms of reselling too. But we must engage a valuation company with REAL manual service. So I will only accept valuations from independent sources I and my partners trust.
To avoid mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies.
Please check this blog with suggestions from other sellers and buyers:
http://webdiscuss.007sites.com/Archive-07-2009/8152719.htm
If, for example, the valuation comes higher you can adjust your asking price accordingly. It will be fair. I also hope you can give me 12% - 15% discount.
After you send me the valuation via email (usually it takes 1-2 days to obtain it) we'll continue our negotiations.
What is your preferred payment method: Escrow.com, International wire transfer, PayPal.com or something else? Hope we can come to an agreement fast.
Looking forward to your reply.

I sent him back the following:

Busted.
http://domainnamewire.com/2009/09/11/domain-name-appraisal-scam-update/
http://webestaters.com/2009/08/scam-of-the-week/

 

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Send them an estibot appraisal.